Tencent’s design lead, Chen Wei, stated in a recent interview: “The Extra Match is just the beginning. We’re testing Collision CB for esports tournaments — imagine a grand finals ending in a draw, then settled by an 8-minute brawl.”

Rumors also point to a “Collision Royale” mode — a 10-team, single-map, last-team-standing variant planned for 2026.

Every hero gains a passive “Collision Aura” — when two enemies are within 500 units, both receive 10% bonus damage and 10% cooldown reduction. This ensures constant fighting; passive play is punished.

Not everyone is happy. Top players complain that the format rewards “gambling on resets” rather than consistency. Others say “Hon New” gives unearned advantages—imagine an NBA finals where the 10th seed gets a sudden death game after losing the playoffs.

There’s also a logistical nightmare: time. An Extra Match can add 45 minutes to an already long Top 8. For broadcast, that means fewer ad breaks, which means lower revenue. Some events have compromised by making the Extra Match only if the CB winner is a first-time finalist. Hence “Hon New” – you only get the extra match if you’re new to the final stage.

Feature Title:
“Collision Course: How the ‘Extra Match’ Became the New Honorable Standard”

In fighting game tournaments, the “extra match” — often a bracket reset, final tiebreaker, or unexpected decider — used to feel like a chaotic disruption. But at Collision CB 2026 (a hypothetical major), the extra match has become something else: a honorable new tradition.

Players no longer groan when the bracket demands one more set. Instead, the crowd chants “One more! One more!” as if the main event wasn’t enough. The “extra match” has evolved from a technical necessity into a test of endurance and respect — a final, unscripted chapter where legends are separated from pretenders.

At Collision CB, the extra match isn’t a mistake. It’s the main event’s encore.


The subtitle Hon New refers to two innovations:

In practice, “Hon New” has become slang for “the unexpected hero’s extra life.” During the first Collision CB event in 2025, a rookie named “Mirage” entered via Hon New clause, lost her first two main bracket matches, then tore through the CB bracket and won the Extra Match against a world champion. The clip of her crying, “This is for the new ones!” has 40 million views.